Chapter 147: Compound Spellcasting, Spell Construction

    In the Meditation Chamber.

    Su Nan sat cross-legged on the floor, absorbing the Divine Energy he had just extracted into his body. He then closed his eyes and began to meditate.

    After more than three hours, when he finished meditating and opened his eyes to call up his panel, he found that his Spiritual Power had increased by 0.25.

    “Not bad.”

    Su Nan nodded in satisfaction.

    “At the latest, by next year’s Flowing Fire Moon, I should be able to construct the sixteenth Star Ring.”

    Rising from the Meditation Chamber, Su Nan hurried towards Shining Light City.

    After being designated as the new capital, Shining Light City underwent a round of expansion, becoming more expansive and prosperous than before.

    Walking on the street, he saw foreign trade caravans and travelers everywhere, bustling with crowds and incredibly lively.

    The expanded Shining Light City was divided into the Royal City, the Inner City, and the Outer City.

    The Outer City was where the commoners and farmers lived, while the Inner City was mostly inhabited by the nobility and the middle class.

    The Royal City sat in the center of the city. He could see a towering palace from afar.

    Arriving at the Royal City, Su Nan headed straight for the palace.

    As soon as he entered the front courtyard, he saw two maids leading a delicate and handsome little boy towards him.

    “Lord Su Nan!”

    Seeing Su Nan, the two maids immediately bowed.

    The little boy, on the other hand, opened his eyes wide and curiously observed Su Nan.

    Looking at the little boy’s face, which bore a striking resemblance to Kei, Su Nan understood instantly.

    This little fellow was Kei’s son, his nephew, Yapei Arnest.

    This was the first time Su Nan had seen him since the little guy was born.

    He thought to himself that he had been a somewhat neglectful uncle.

    Su Nan walked over and patted the little guy’s head.

    The little guy wasn’t afraid of strangers, he stared at him with bright black eyes and asked, “Who are you?”

    Su Nan smiled, didn’t answer, and continued walking inside.

    It wasn’t until he was far away that the two maids straightened up. One of them softly explained, “Master Yapei, that was Lord Su Nan, your uncle.”

    “Uncle?” The little guy didn’t quite understand the meaning of the word, he tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

    But children are easily distracted, he was quickly drawn to the flowers and grass outside, giggling as he ran out.

    “Master Yapei, be careful.”

    Arriving at the study, Kei was handling state affairs. Seeing Su Nan arrive, he stopped working with a smile.

    “What brings you here today?”

    “I saw Yapei earlier, the little guy is quite strong.” Su Nan casually said after sitting down.

    Kei chuckled, “He’s alright, but a little weaker than Wes.”

    Wes was Kei’s second son, just two years old.

    Being born after Kei had ascended to the Legendary Knight, he had a stronger physique by birth.

    “When do you plan to start their training?”

    “Let’s wait until they turn six.”

    After some casual conversation, Su Nan got to the point, bringing up the topic of separating the base’s finances from the Starlight Principality’s.

    Kei was not surprised, he smiled and said, “Actually, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about this for a while.”

    To be honest, Kei naturally hoped that the base and the Starlight Principality would become one, developing and growing together.

    But at the same time, he knew that this was impossible.

    If their initial collaboration was based on equal footing, each taking what they needed, this balance was broken when the base began to develop the underground world.

    The current Starlight Principality was in a weaker position in the partnership.

    The most obvious point was that the base’s funding no longer depended entirely on the Starlight Principality.

    Even without the Starlight Principality’s financial support, the base’s development could be sustained by the profits from the Star Alliance Mine alone.

    On the other hand, the Starlight Principality continued to rely on the base’s resources, like Dragonblood Fruits, puppets, and enchanted weapons.

    This was still the case, and as the base grew stronger, the gap between them would become more pronounced.

    If they insisted on becoming one, the end result would likely be the Starlight Principality becoming a vassal of the base.

    Therefore, after careful consideration, Kei felt that separating their finances, transforming it into a mutually beneficial cooperative trading relationship, would be better for both sides.

    Hearing Kei’s thoughts, Su Nan was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected his older brother to have thought so much about it.

    But this saved him the effort of persuasion.

    They quickly reached an agreement and immediately discussed the specific details.

    It wasn’t until dusk that the two ended their conversation.

    “Come in.”

    Sherman and Kore took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and walked in. They saw Su Nan sitting at his desk.

    “Teacher!” They bowed respectfully.

    Su Nan took a few glances at them.

    After a year of travelling, they had lost some of their naivety, their faces had a more solemn and steady look, making them appear more mature.

    Su Nan nodded secretly, “Did you handle the matters of the Magic Plant Garden?”

    “Yes, Teacher.” Kore replied respectfully, “The three Magic Plant Gardens have been opened and are running smoothly. The assigned personnel have also moved in.”

    “Good job, go find Gally to settle your contribution points.”

    Su Nan praised them with a smile. Before they could show any joy, he continued, “Go back and rest for five days, then come to the Knight Guard to choose your team. You two will join the exploration team to assist Carolina and Black Widow in exploring the surroundings of the Star Alliance.”

    “Yes, Teacher!”

    Sherman and Kore responded without hesitation.

    “Alright, go ahead.” Su Nan waved his hand.

    After the two retreated, he also got up and left the study, heading for the laboratory.

    The capture of the Sub-Dragons had made progress. Carolina and Black Widow had sent out personnel who successfully found the group of Sub-Dragons and captured many of them alive.

    But after that, when the investigation team tried to go deeper, they were attacked by a Sword Crystal Dragon.

    Sword Crystal Dragons were a very powerful and rare type of Sub-Dragon.

    Adult Sword Crystal Dragons were two-ring Legendary-level in strength, and those that lived longer could even reach three-ring Legendary.

    Facing such a powerful beast, the investigation team was no match, they had no choice but to retreat.

    Su Nan had originally planned to assign the investigation mission to Sherman and Kore after they returned, but it seemed that he had to cancel that plan now.

    “It seems I have to go myself.”

    After all, this involved the strength enhancement of the Stealth Dragon, and the blood and many organs of the Sub-Dragons were highly valuable materials, so Su Nan was very concerned about this matter. He was determined to find out the source of these Sub-Dragons.

    The captured Sub-Dragons had been transported to the Confinement Zone.

    Under the suppression of the Confinement Zone’s formation, the Sub-Dragons, who were already badly injured, were no longer as ferocious and violent as they had been. They lay on the ground listlessly, and when they saw Su Nan come in, they just glanced up, ignoring him.

    Su Nan inspected the area, his expression growing more and more surprised.

    There were twenty-five Sub-Dragons in total, including eighteen different races.

    There were even three Legendary-level high-阶 Sub-Dragons.

    Apart from human intervention, Su Nan couldn’t imagine why so many Sub-Dragons of different races and levels would live in the same area.

    This made him even more curious about the reason behind it.

    But besides his curiosity, Su Nan was also very happy.

    With so many Sub-Dragons, the Stealth Dragon’s bloodline concentration would definitely increase faster.

    Taking a deep breath, Su Nan fired a Weakening Ray at the nearest Sub-Dragon, beginning to extract its blood.

    Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was Frostfall Moon (November).

    After three months of bloodline fusion, the Stealth Dragon’s bloodline concentration successfully broke through 45%, its body expanded again, and the color of its scales became even brighter.

    At the same time, the training progress of Compound Spellcasting finally reached 100%.

    Su Nan successfully mastered the third Super Magic Technique.

    After actual testing, Su Nan found that he could simultaneously cast up to three different spells.

    For example, he could simultaneously cast Levitation, Elemental Protection, and Spell Missile, but he couldn’t simultaneously cast Incinerating Ray, Spell Missile, and Shattering Sound Wave.

    Because of the similar principles of spell operation, the latter would cause conflicts, leading to spell failure.

    However, even so, Compound Spellcasting was a very powerful technique, greatly enhancing Su Nan’s spellcasting combat ability.

    “Compound Spellcasting plus Spell Instantiation, I can easily take down opponents below the three-ring Legendary level with spells alone.”

    A smile flashed across Su Nan’s face.

    “The next Super Magic Technique I’ll choose will be Spell Construction.”

    Spell Construction could improve control over spells, allowing each spell to achieve its maximum effect.

    Taking Spell Missile as an example, a wizard (apprentice) who mastered Spell Construction could not only greatly increase the power of Spell Missile, but also change its shape, turning it into a sharp cone or arrow shape, and control its flight trajectory, making it difficult for the enemy to see through.

    In the case of Shield Spell, it could also change the shape of the tower shield-shaped intangible shield into full-body armor, increasing the area of protection.

    In short, mastering Spell Construction would allow many spells to achieve more powerful and flexible effects than before, greatly improving combat ability.

    “Spell Construction is less difficult than Compound Spellcasting and Spell Instantiation, it shouldn’t take me two years to master it.”

    Su Nan immediately started the training progress of Spell Construction, then looked at the sky outside the window.

    “Next, I should go to Ryan City.”

    If it wasn’t for Compound Spellcasting, he would have already set off for Ryan City.

    Now that he had mastered Compound Spellcasting, it was time to deal with the matters there.

    I’m going to slap myself in the face, there’s too much stuff to do, the extra chapters will be delayed, I’ll first guarantee 8,000 words per day, and if I have the time, I’ll add more. The second update tonight will be a little late, I apologize to everyone.